{"product_id":"you-deserve-nothing-paperback","title":"You Deserve Nothing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Maksik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Paris, at an international high school catering to the sons and daughters of wealthy families, \u003ci\u003eYou Deserve Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping story of power, idealism, and morality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Silver is a talented and charismatic young teacher whose unconventional methods raise eyebrows among his colleagues and superiors. His students, however, are devoted to him. His teaching of Camus, Faulkner, Sartre, Keats and other kindred souls breathe life into their sense of social justice and their capacities for philosophical and ethical thought. But unbeknownst to his adoring pupils, Silver proves incapable of living up to the ideals he encourages in others. Emotionally scarred by failures in his personal life and driven to distraction by the City of Light's overpowering carnality and beauty, Silver succumbs to a temptation that will change the course of his life. His fall will render him a criminal in the eyes of some, and all too human in the eyes of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Maksik's stylish prose, Paris is sensual, dazzling and dangerously seductive. It serves as a fitting backdrop for a dramatic tale about the tension between desire and action, and about the complex relationship that exists between our public and private selves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Maksik\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of a Truman Capote Fellowship and a Teaching\/Writing fellowship from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He's presently the Provost's Postgraduate Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa. \u003ci\u003eYou Deserve Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. He lives in Paris and Iowa City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701011976255,"sku":"9781609450489","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2be46002b2598e13dc2462ee10770742.webp?v=1765019007","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/you-deserve-nothing-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}